Open AccessOccult celiac disease prevents penetrance of hemochromatosis
Author(s) -
Andreas Geier,
Carsten Gartung,
Igor Theurl,
Guenter Weiss,
Frank Lammert,
Christoph G. Dietrich,
Ralf Weiskirchen,
Heinz Zoller,
B. Hermanns,
Siegfried Matern
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3323
Subject(s) - hemochromatosis , dmt1 , hereditary hemochromatosis , ferroportin , hepcidin , transferrin receptor , penetrance , iron deficiency , enteropathy , medicine , ferritin , biology , pathology , anemia , transferrin , disease , transporter , gene , phenotype , genetics
To report a patient with C282Y homozygocity, depleted body iron and intestinal atrophy caused by celiac disease (CD) who experienced resolution of the enteropathy with subsequent normalization of iron metabolism upon gluten-free diet.